AltWeeklies Wire
Can Kansas City Turn Its Trash Problem into an Opportunity?new
In Kansas City, trash is consistently among the top citizen complaints. Landfill space is shrinking fast. And now the city's trash collection contractor is raising its prices. Kansas City is hoping to elbow its way out of the company's grasp -- and make some money doing it.
The Pitch |
Carolyn Szczepanski |
04-28-2009 |
Environment
Recycled Excusesnew
The city of Kansas City has broken its promise to build green.
The Pitch |
Carolyn Szczepanski |
01-31-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Ethanol Pushersnew
Despite its hype as a green fuel, corn-based ethanol is dirty business from the farm all the way to the exhaust pipe.
The Pitch |
Carolyn Szczepanski |
10-02-2006 |
Environment
Ethanol Pushersnew
A Kansas farm town bets its future on a risky fuel squeezed from corncobs.
The Pitch |
Nadia Pflaum |
09-26-2006 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Fowl-Offal Plant Emits an Awful, Foul Odornew
Neighbors are complaining of the stench from a first-of-its-kind facility designed to convert turkey offal into oils, gas and minerals for use as fuel and fertilizer.
The Pitch |
David Martin |
11-30-2005 |
Environment
